Co-Op News Spring 2021

Download the Spring Co-Op news now! It’s all about sustainability for the spring season and upcoming additions to your Co-Op! Pick a copy in-store or view the digital version on our website at the link below!

Herbs and Vegetables

Grown Safe herb and vegetable plants are only $1.49 for members during April! Located in Sedan, Kansas, these plant starters are grow with no harmful pesticides, using healthy soil and local skilled growers to bring these healthy varieties to you!

FarmHand

We are excited to be raising $15,454 for Seven Mornings Farm to purchase and install a large chicken coop for their egg laying flock of chickens. This request will cover the cost of materials and enable the farm to house more birds, protect them from predators and weather, and improve their quality of life. Located in Carroll County, Seven Mornings is owned by Pauline Thiessen, our Fresh Foods Manager and one of our two women only owned farms. She co-operates the farm with her partner Justin Rescorl, and together they raise cage free eggs for our Co-Op and Atlas restaurant, grow a homestead garden, and manage an orchard. Thanks for helping us support this growing farm business!

Ralston Rice Sale

For the entire month of April Ralston Rice will be on sale! Bulk Ralston Rice is only $1.99/lb. and all packaged Ralston Rice will be on sale for $4.99!

Co-Op Board Meetings

Please join us for our upcoming board meetings on April 27th, May 25th, June 22nd, July 27th, August 24th, September 28th, and October 26th at 6:30pm. The meetings will be held virtually over Zoom and are open to all active members of the Co-Op.

Real Community

Your Co-Op is now accepting applications for our Board of Directors. A Co-Op is a business that’s run by a community of people working together cooperatively. At our Co-Op, everyone has a voice in what we do and how we do it. Applications are due April 30th and are available at the member service desk and at onf.coop.

For more information, save the date for our virtual Board applicant information session on Thursday, April 15th at 6:30pm.

Food Loops

We are excited to announce our partnership with Food Loops to offer sustainable solutions for reducing food waste. This has been in the works for quite some time now, and we are proud to say that over 50% of our kitchen packaging and all of our taproom packaging is commercially compostable! We are the first grocery store in NWA to begin a comprehensive food waste/compostable products and recycling program for the back AND front of house!

RED Co-Op labels on our kitchen items indicate it can be composted.
BLACK Co-Op labels on our kitchen items need to be disposed of in the trash.

Level Up

Level Up is a 501c3 nonprofit providing educational, philanthropic, and sports programs for youth all year round. Last month for our virtual cheese and chocolate class, $10 from every ticket sold was donated to Level Up. They are also the recipient of our community share donation for December and January. All in all, we were able to raise over $400 for Level Up! We are happy to put money back in the community and see it be put to good use. We value all of our staff members at the Co-Op and want to support and encourage them to succeed in their lives outside of work too!